Hans Hedemann Surf School

A nice guy who works for this company just gave us a few quarters to help us out with a parking meter since we had no change. Aloha!

Every time I have friends visit me that wanna go surf, we always rent our boards from here. It’s close enough to fun surf spots and the pricing is very reasonable for 4 hours of surfing. I’ve never had any lessons or teachings done by them, but just their board rental side is great. They have a decent selection of boards based on skill level, and the whole process is quick. I’d recommend that anyone looking to go surf in waiks rent from this place

Reasonable pricing $ 75 (+tax) for a 2-​hour group surfing or paddle boarding lessons, surf board rental included. Long sleeve rashguard and shoes are provided as well. They also hold your belongings for you at the shop.
Classes run on 9 AM, 12 PM, and 3 PM. I was in a group of 8 students with 3 experienced instructors. Started out with watching a 10 mins safety presentation. Then they take you to a safe spot on Waikiki beach by the bank. We rehearsed the steps on sand for a few times then off to the water we went. Waves were steady, and water was not deep (chest high). Instructors seemed experienced, friendly, and alert. Most importantly, I felt safe and had a great time!

So fun! Really reasonable price ($ 30 per family/​group) to purchase photos after. Between my friend and I, we have 197 photos from the 2 hour lesson. We are both as uncoordinated as they come and we both caught waves with the help of the awesome instructors, Javier and Adam. They were great!
The only thing I would want changed is for classes to be separated by language or for classes to be limited to 5 – 6 people. It felt like that’s what would have been manageable with two instructors. We had a few collisions, sore but we’ll live.
Thanks Hans Hedemann Surf School!

I had an awesome experience here! Johann was my instructor and he was extremely helpful and patient. After about 10 – 15 minutes of hilarious fails and wipeouts in the water, I was able to pick it up and got to ride a lot of waves. The feeling you have when you catch a wave is incredible and cannot be described by words.
For most of my life I thought surfing was boring but for some reason I decided to take a chance and just do it since I was in Hawaii. BEST. DECISION. EVER. Not only will you be able to learn something new super quickly, you’ll also get a great workout as well (I had the best sleep of my life that night).
I highly recommend you check out!

Terrible place. Javier especially is extremely obnoxious and rude. I was watching him «teach» a beginners class today for 2 hours. I think his expectation is that everyone understands what to do and performs perfectly at the second he says it. Perhaps Javier needs to understand that he’s not really cut for teaching anything for that matter! There really aren’t bad students; only bad teachers.
Without forgetting that he was continuously insulting the poor Japanese students who definitely wasted their money; he even commented and I quote: «these people are too cheap and pay for group lessons when they should be taking private lessons». HansH: not sure if this is your business plan or perhaps you are letting incompetent run your shop. All in all, cheap service, poor teaching. Don’t waste your money!

These guys are absolutely the best. Great teachers with a group and private lesson program that is top notch. They have made surfing a wonderful experience for my 3 children, and I always recommend this place to all of my friends and family. No can beat Waikiki surf too! Thank you HH

What a wonderful group of people. If you book your surfing lessons from anyone else you are crazy. First they take you away from the big crowds. Their instructors care about each person. We booked a group and each person was given attention. Thanks to each one of them for making it a good experience. Can’t wait to visit again to see our new friends

Highly recommend going with this company for surf lessons! The instructors were easy to work with and really helpful in terms of learning to surf (giving feedback and pointers throughout the lesson). We were really happy with the length of time we got to be in the water surfing. For those of you with kids, they did a great job working with kids as well and were very safe. Also, we loved how easy it was to sign up online for a lesson.

Both my daughter (age 8) and I did private lessons at Waikiki. The instructors were awesome and got us up on the board in no time.
We loved it.

Kudos to all Hans Hedemann Team. You guys rock! Javier and Adam made sure my kid had a nice time learning how to surf in a safe and professional environment. This is our 3^rd year coming back and we will recommend and will keep coming back for the Hans Hedemann Ohana Surf School.

I was recommended to Hans Hedemann Surf School by my friend Bob U. Even though we just needed Body boards for a few days with no lessons, we had the best service with a lot of Aloha. We kept trying to meet up with Hans to say hello which unfortunately didn’t happen but the people working there were so patient and helpful. Christian took the time to help my sons get exactly what they needed to body board Sandy Beach and Waikiki. Its right next to the Walls beach in Waikiki. Thank you Hans and Christian and Bob for the recommendation!
Karen

We had such a fantastic time with our surf lessons! All of the instructors are incredibly nice and patient and really great teachers! You’ll be sufficiently tired after the 2 hour lesson, but really satisfied to have learned something new!
They even send a photographer out and have someone with a GoPro surfing next to you, so you can have some memories of your time (really nice for us, since we didn’t have anyone to stand on shore and take pictures)! The photo/​video CD is $ 35, but that’s worth it for the evidence that you were able to get up on a surf board!
I would recommend maybe going with the private or semi-​private lesson if you want to catch a few more waves. It’s not that much more expensive, and you don’t need to wait for your turn as often. That said, we did the group lesson and it was still completely worth it.
Hans Hedeman’s staff totally exceeded my expectations. I was expecting the typical sort of unenthusiastic tourist attraction staff, but these people are the real deal and are super fun to spend a couple hours with. Don’t let a trip to Turtle Bay go by without giving them a visit!

The crew at Hans Hedemann could not be more friendly or helpful. Tanner was incredibly patient and supportive of my 7 year old who wasn’t really ready for surfing, but desperately wanted to try. The boy was safe, had a great time, and learned some fundamentals… not to mention caught 3 rides.

The driver (–2 stars) was very rude. He didn’t greet us and smile at all, I introduced myself in order to get his name. He ignored us the entire way to the shop while talking to his girlfriend from the passenger sit. He didn’t inform us when we arrived, just stop and open the door without saying a word. When I got out, I confronted him asking if we did something to pissed him off, his answer was he had to deal with traffic all day… Wow, if traffic do that to you then you shouldn’t be a driver.
The staffs in the shop was normal. We watched a short raining video then walked over the beach.
The instructor (–1 star) wasn’t friendly either, but he did his job i guess. He kind of expected us to know everything after the training video, so better pay attention beginner surfers! He didn’t do much out at sea besides pushing us to give us a lift when there’s a wave and telling us when to stand up. When we were tired and far away, he didn’t come check on us, we were on our own and have to paddle back to him if we want to continue. Definitely will not recommend to anyone!

All the people working there were just amazing. It was pur first time on a board and they made me and my man feel confident and excited to keep riding. It was awesome. We had Amber (beautiful being of light), javiar (pro w/​awesome personality) as our guides and kevin taking pics. They were all just so knowledgeable, patient and and just so wonderful. You guys made our day. Mahalo loves.
Origional picture guy was out so they got kevin to help take em and therefore made it free of charge. How sweet. Tipped them what we would have paid for it anyways. They SO deserve it!
THANKS!

Javier at the Hans Hedemann Surf School was phenomenal. I’d never been surfing before and he explained things so well and offered contrustive feedback to effectively that I was actually surfing in no time. The highlight of our trip for sure!

After a week on Oahu and Lanai, The Hans Hedemann Surf School is the only business I feel compelled to take the time to write a review for, they were that exceptional.
The highlight of our week long vacation was our Thanksgiving morning surf lesson.
What a bunch of classy, sweet, smiley guys, tons of Aloha.
My two kids loved their private lessons with enthusiastic, patient instructors — the rest of the family in the group lesson had a great time too — from first timers to experienced surfers.
To top off the wonderful morning out on the water, the surf school had a photographer snap away the whole morning. They then mailed me a CD of all of the photos FREE OF CHARGE! nobody does that!
I have the greatest photo of my son and daughter riding a wave together smiling at each other as my desktop background. I smile at it every time I sit down at the computer. Such awesome memories!

Had my first surf lesson with Hans surf school today. The instructors were very good, knowledgeable, very patient and gave lots of encouragement.
Thanks for an enjoyable experience.
Would definitely do it again.
Mahalo
Pete.

Awesome instructors. My daughter, 11, took lessons and she excelled. She took private lessons 4 different days for two hours each. She couldn’t wait to get back out there each time. The instructors made her fill comfortable and helped her move to the next step each time she went. They were wonderful. We were sad to leave.